Word: wined
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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PARTS of the show provided Harvard cheesiness to go with the Harvard wine that has been fermented specially for this celebration. But there were also touching performances by undergraduate groups, which were out in full force last night...
Apparently the vino went down too well among the members of the Class of '56 meeting there last night. With time to kill until the Stadium spectacular-and the wine bottles likely long empty-they adopted the following resolution...
...menu for the dinner, which was catered byCurrier and Chives, consisted of tomato consommewith sour cream, toasted pine nuts, smoked duckbreasts with red onion jam, shrimp scallops, andlotpe in a white wine cream sauce. For desert, thedistinguished guests were served up fruit withchocolate trussels...
...Score: You receive 1 point for every A, 5 points for every B, 10 points for every C. Multiply the total by Princess Fergie's waistline, divided by Princess Margaret's weight, and subtract Queen Elizabeth's hat size. Stir fry over low heat, and serve chilled with white wine...
...tongues of journalese and English. In journalese, for example, the word chilling is an omnibus adjective modifying "scenario" in nuclear-weapons stories, "evidence" and "reminder" in crime stories and "effect" in any story on threats to the First Amendment. In English it is merely something one does with white wine. Reforms and changes can only be "sweeping" and investigations "widening," especially on days when the investigators have no actual news to report. "Mounting" is always followed by pressures or deficits. All arrays are "bewildering," whereas all contrasts are either "striking" or, if the story is weak, "startling...